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I am a Chilean linguist currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Language Sciences at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
My research focuses on developing a text-based and functionally oriented description of Spanish grammar, based on the general theoretical principles of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL). My aim is to show that the specific organisation of Spanish – or any other language – can be fully understood and appreciated on its own terms. In such an approach to language description, spoken and written texts are the main source of evidence and argumentation.
More generally, I would like to contribute to the development of a rich and integrated description of Spanish that treats grammar as a meaning-making resource in naturally occurring texts. Descriptive work of this kind involves a more systematic and explicit exploration of the interplay between local clause patterns and global patterns in texts. Key to this descriptive endeavour are the various interactions between grammar and discourse across registers and genres.
I am mostly focusing on Chilean Spanish, since this is the variety on which I would like to continue my work from now on. This is also why the data I continually draw upon include written and spoken instances (texts) from a variety of registers/genres in Chilean Spanish.
In this website you will find relevant information about my academic background and interests, including my teaching and research experience, publications and recent presentations in conferences.
My research focuses on developing a text-based and functionally oriented description of Spanish grammar, based on the general theoretical principles of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL). My aim is to show that the specific organisation of Spanish – or any other language – can be fully understood and appreciated on its own terms. In such an approach to language description, spoken and written texts are the main source of evidence and argumentation.
More generally, I would like to contribute to the development of a rich and integrated description of Spanish that treats grammar as a meaning-making resource in naturally occurring texts. Descriptive work of this kind involves a more systematic and explicit exploration of the interplay between local clause patterns and global patterns in texts. Key to this descriptive endeavour are the various interactions between grammar and discourse across registers and genres.
I am mostly focusing on Chilean Spanish, since this is the variety on which I would like to continue my work from now on. This is also why the data I continually draw upon include written and spoken instances (texts) from a variety of registers/genres in Chilean Spanish.
In this website you will find relevant information about my academic background and interests, including my teaching and research experience, publications and recent presentations in conferences.